Kansas is top two in the Big 12, UK is top two in the SEC, Duke and UNC are realistically top three in the ACC. So out of seven teams to win three major conferences, four of them are blue bloods.

None of them are unbeatable obviously, and you’re right that none of them has talent that is next level right from the jump— there’s no Cade or Suggs here—but I think you’re underselling the upside of the freshmen. There are probably at worst four and at most eight first rounders between the blue bloods, and there are 2-3 lotto picks at worst— just most of them haven’t played well in the early losses and/or struggles. Guys like Boston, Clarke, Johnson, Love— they’ll be more than fine by January.